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divorce in Malay

perceraian

/dɪˈvɔːs/US/dɪˈvoɹs/

divorce in Malay: perceraian. In English, divorce means the legal dissolution of a marriage.

Malay words for divorce

legal dissolution of a marriage
perceraian

English meaning of divorce

  1. noun The legal dissolution of a marriage.
  2. noun A separation of connected things.
  3. noun The separation of a bonded pair of animals.
  4. noun That which separates.

Full definition of divorce

divorce in a sentence

  • Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.
  • The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.
  • A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

Synonyms of divorce

All synonyms of divorce

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Questions about divorce in Malay

What is the meaning of divorce in Malay?
Divorce in Malay is perceraian.
Apakah maksud divorce dalam bahasa Melayu?
Divorce: perceraian.
What does divorce mean in English?
Divorce means the legal dissolution of a marriage.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: divorce (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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